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 So why don't people improv more on C clarinet?
Author: sfalexi 
Date:   2008-01-10 05:06

Just doing some thinking . . . if you're on a C clarinet, then whatever keys the rhythm section is in, that's what you improv on. I would think this would be a blessing as you could just join a rhythm player (piano, guitar, whatever), should out some key and just start wailing away. So how come it's not really a choice instrument? I'm personally going to buy one after I work up my improv skills so I can go up to someone and just jam away without transpositions needed. Just read from their fake/real book and jam away. So I'm wondering who might use it and why it's not prominent.

Alexi

PS - "work up my improv skills" really will probably end up meaning "wishing I had the courage to start working up my skills, but forever just wishing it".

Retired, playing more sax than clarinet, but still playing clarinet and still loving it!
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sfalexi 2008-01-10 05:06 
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Lann 2008-01-10 06:10 
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kilo 2008-01-10 08:58 
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Hank Lehrer 2008-01-10 10:11 
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LonDear 2008-01-10 13:13 
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Lelia Loban 2008-01-10 13:18 
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Sylvain 2008-01-10 13:26 
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Don Berger 2008-01-10 14:11 
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clarnibass 2008-01-10 14:16 
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Paul Aviles 2008-01-10 14:23 
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jwiseman114 2008-01-10 15:13 
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Alphie 2008-01-10 15:47 
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Don Berger 2008-01-10 16:31 
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Sylvain 2008-01-10 16:40 
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tictactux 2008-01-10 16:55 
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Hank Lehrer 2008-01-10 17:00 
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J. J. 2008-01-10 18:25 
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Brenda Siewert 2008-01-10 20:05 


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